14.4. Use Job–Specific Cases
In Chapter 1 we defined three types of instruction for e-learning courses: teaching by show-and-tell (receptive), teaching by show-and-do (directive), and teaching by problem solving (guided discovery). We have evidence from successful thinking-skills programs that a guided discovery approach that relies on case-based learning is the most appropriate instructional technique for building workforce thinking skills. To illustrate this approach, we describe two domain-specific multimedia programs: BioWorld, designed to teach biology students scientific reasoning, and Accelerate Expertise, designed to teach bank agents how to research and analyze a commercial loan application.
14.4.1. BioWorld: A Case-Based Environment ...
Get e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
